caroljenn Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Any ideas on an astronomy course for a STEM kid? I am thinking either a semester or a year long course, but I would like to have it with some cds or dvds or other multimedia that we can use. Apologia looks maybe too young, but not sure about that either, because I haven't actually seen the book. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 We are using the TC lectures with Filippenko Understanding the Universe (96 lectures) http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=1810 combined with the Chaisson text Astronomy Today http://www.amazon.com/Astronomy-Today-Edition-Eric-Chaisson/dp/0321691431/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1363024876&sr=8-3&keywords=chaisson for a full credit. Older cheap editions of the text are available used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Astronomy Today is an awesome book. We are using that as a reference for Science Olympiad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljenn Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks regentrude and luckymama. I will put the Astronomy Today book and videos on my list. Appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 We are using the TC lectures with Filippenko Understanding the Universe (96 lectures) http://www.thegreatc...l.aspx?cid=1810 combined with the Chaisson text Astronomy Today http://www.amazon.co...ywords=chaisson for a full credit. Older cheap editions of the text are available used. I would also recommend this. Filippenko's course is wonderful. Ds also reads an astronomy article from Scientific American weekly, in addition to watching documentaries and reading "fun", astronomy/physics books of his choice. We also joined a local astronomy club. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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